Enrollment Trends at Bradley

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Total Enrollment

-483

Men

-78

Women

The student population at Bradley University is 4,777 (3,596 undergraduate and 1,181 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 561 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Bradley is 75.28% which is decreased by 843 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 282 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

757 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 552.59% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,558 where 4,777 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

75.28% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.72% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 843 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 282 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Bradley than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bradley University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,3384,4392,1792,260899467432
2016-175,598
260
4,473
34
2,213
34
2,2601,125
226
463
-4
662
230
2017-185,844
246
4,649
176
2,295
82
2,354
94
1,195
70
361
-102
834
172
2018-195,882
38
4,606
-43
2,270
-25
2,336
-18
1,276
81
298
-63
978
144
2019-205,929
47
4,636
30
2,284
14
2,352
16
1,293
17
295
-3
998
20
2020-215,855
-74
4,574
-62
2,243
-41
2,331
-21
1,281
-12
257
-38
1,024
26
2021-225,588
-267
4,331
-243
2,144
-99
2,187
-144
1,257
-24
279
22
978
-46
2022-235,552
-36
4,143
-188
2,036
-108
2,107
-80
1,409
152
441
162
968
-10
2023-245,217
-335
3,883
-260
1,895
-141
1,988
-119
1,334
-75
476
35
858
-110
2024-254,777
-440
3,596
-287
1,761
-134
1,835
-153
1,181
-153
402
-74
779
-79
Average5,5584,3332,1322,2011,225374851
Bradley University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,333 where 3,596 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bradley University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,4394,2222,0612,16121711899
2016-174,4734,2782,1022,17619511184
2017-184,6494,5122,2272,2851376869
2018-194,6064,4622,1892,2731448163
2019-204,6364,5082,2112,2971287355
2020-214,5744,4502,1742,2761246955
2021-224,3314,2152,0762,1391166848
2022-234,1434,0261,9632,0631177344
2023-243,8833,7631,8271,9361206852
2024-253,5963,5011,7051,796955639
Average4,3334,3332,0542,1404,3337961
Bradley University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,225 where 1,181 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bradley University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16899477280197422187235
2016-171,125524242282601221380
2017-181,195474169305721192529
2018-191,276377140237899158741
2019-201,293312102210981193788
2020-211,28133192239950165785
2021-221,257360138222897141756
2022-231,409505289216904152752
2023-241,334451298153883178705
2024-251,181468251217713151562
Average1,2251,2252002281,225174623
Bradley University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.59%. The percentage was 57.85% 10 years ago and Bradley still has a high percentage of white students. 4.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.85% to 57.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.66% to 4.56%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.97% to 11.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.00% to 12.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6376 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6604 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bradley University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16914221226743,08869
2016-17813723130832,78083
2017-18721345452804,106102
2018-191021448354614,140178
2019-202223451258934,073163
2020-212124652361443,952169
2021-221324351663233,629182
2022-231825350864733,383151
2023-241623353460563,072116
2024-251421855258562,75189
Average1421345353233,497130
Bradley University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

757 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 552.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bradley University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,3381165864,636
2016-175,5984426154,541
2017-185,8446966774,471
2018-195,8829066794,297
2019-205,9299468904,093
2020-215,8551,4654,240150
2021-225,5889212,0632,604
2022-235,5529111,8192,822
2023-245,2178021,4602,955
2024-254,7777571,8652,155
Average5,5587961,4893,272

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